Doomsday Totem

Chapter 328
About half an hour later, Iron Slag and Hillman drove the jeep through an extremely rugged mountain road and stopped on a relatively spacious platform.At a glance, the road ahead is no longer suitable for vehicles, and you have to rely on walking.After parking and turning off the engine, the two turned on the spotlights on their helmets and continued walking along the stone steps on the side of the platform.

At this moment, without the headlights of the vehicle, the surrounding light became much dimmer.Occasionally, there would be a gust of extremely fast crossing wind blowing past, not only making people shaky, but also with a shrill whistling sound, making the whole environment even more eerie.

After the two climbed the stone steps for a quarter of an hour, Hillman asked to stop out of breath, saying that he would take a short rest.Iron Slag immediately stopped and leaned against the stone wall to relax.Although this mechanical power armor is not very heavy, it is still tens of kilograms. Without the power boost, he is climbing a mountain with a heavy load, which is naturally a bit hard.

After taking a few breaths, Hillman opened the shield on his helmet, raised his head and drank a can of special agent, and then activated the psionic converter.Even though the members of the Xiros family are born with a strong physique, he is still a human being with an ordinary body structure. He cannot withstand long-term weight-bearing actions, and he will not be able to walk without activating the psionic boost.

"Why don't you go back to the car and wait for me first." Tie Slag made a suggestion when he saw him drinking the special agent.After all, drinking this stuff for a long time will cause certain harm to the body.

"No need..." Hillman waved his hand, seeming to be aware of Iron Slag's worry, and he explained that the members of the Xiros family have "advanced metabolic physique", even if they drink a lot of additives, it will not affect their health. their health.Then, he also explained in detail what is meant by a high metabolic physique.

During the nuclear winter after the ancient nuclear war, a small part of the underground shelter's water source was contaminated by nuclear radiation.Most of these underground shelters perished, and only a few persisted until the end of nuclear winter.The reason why the people in these underground shelters can survive is because they have evolved "advanced metabolic physiques" and can directly drink polluted water sources.And the ancestor of the Xiros family was one of these people.

"Recall, my little sister can eat anything and never has diarrhea." Hillman asked with a toothy grin.

"This..." Tie Slag thought about it carefully for a while, and remembered that once Lina went to his short mountain stronghold to play, and ate half a bag of sand pears that he dug up to be used as bait as fruit, and said that it was sweet. , very delicious.As a result, he was terrified at the time, because sand pears are poisonous to humans, and eating a small piece will cause diarrhea.But Lina didn't take it seriously, and refused to even spit it out.Looking back now, it should have something to do with the special physique of the Hiros family.

"I said before I came here that I won't hold you back. As long as you give me enough special potions, I can drink the same strength as a fifth-level psyker." Hillman said proudly.

"Then how much do you need to drink?" Tie Slag asked.

Hillman didn't answer, but stretched out his index finger and thumb to signal.

"How much!" Tie Slag frowned, instead of guessing, he asked in a deep voice.

"Drinking eight gats at once can maintain the strength of spiritual power for half an hour." Hillman replied.His three psychic attributes are evaluated as: Absorption 1, Control 3, and Spiritual Power 1.Assuming he drank eight cans of special effects in a row, he could increase his spiritual power to 5, which was barely equal to the combat power of a fourth-level psyker.Because in combat, the absorption power does not play any role, only the control power and spiritual power are effective.But then again, he can use special potions indefinitely. In theory, as long as he can drink it and absorb it in time, his psychic power is unlimited.

While thinking, Tie Slag suddenly reached out to him and asked, "Give me a can to try."

"You want to drink too?" Facing Iron Slag's sudden whim, Hillman was taken aback, and then quickly explained, "You are not a psyker, your nerve endings can't sense liquid psionic energy, drink it Not only can it not be absorbed, but it will also erode your internal organs, even if you want to try it, you have to try it if medical conditions permit."

Tie Slag thought for a while, and although he had the physique of a worm, he would still suffer from diarrhea if he ate pears by mistake, which was still incomparable to the monster physique of the Xiros family, so he didn't say anything.

After more than ten minutes, the two had almost rested, and they continued to set off, walking along the stone steps on the cliff towards the edge post.After more than 20 minutes, the two climbed a very steep stone ladder and finally arrived at the destination of the trip - a cave dug on the rock wall.

Two combat followers of the Dawn Expeditionary Army received them and reported the latest situation.

Three hours ago, they found a "big red skin" nest at a depth of about 6000 meters, 800 kilometers north of the outpost.The nest was dug on the Great West Wall, and the straight-line distance between the hole and the Great East Wall was about [-] meters.

And what they call "big red skin" is an unofficial name, based on the skin color and size of the big devil.In terms of skin color, it is generally divided into mixed skin, green skin, red skin, black skin, and purple skin, while in terms of body shape, it is only divided into "size", and the body length is more than ten meters. .The so-called "big red skin" generally refers to the great abyssal demon with red, light red or deep red skin and a body length of more than ten meters.

"We estimate that it migrated here recently. After digging its nest, it went directly to sleep." A combat follower said.

"Take us over there to have a look." Iron Slag demanded.

"This..." The two combat followers suddenly showed embarrassment, and faltered.On the one hand, they don't have flying equipment, and they can't escape when they encounter danger; secondly, Iron Slag is only the commander of the Thinker Fortress, not the commander of the Kingfisher Troop of the Dawn Expeditionary Army.Although their bosses are both Templar princesses, the organizations they belong to are different, and the former does not have the authority to dispatch them directly.

Watching the reactions of the two combat followers, Tie Zha quickly realized that his request had crossed the line.Just then, a Templar knight in silver power armor of holy light walked into the cave.After seeing Iron Slag, he immediately greeted with a military salute: "Master Wilderness Knight, hello."

Tie Slag stood up and returned the salute, and the two chatted for a while.When the Templar heard about Iron Slag's request, he quickly expressed his willingness to take them there.Afterwards, the three of them left the cave at the outpost and walked north along the simple stone steps dug by hand.Since this place is on the edge of the human-controlled area, the fortifications of the plank road are extremely simple and can only barely pass through.

After walking for a while, Hillman opened the glass shield on his helmet, and drank another can of Gardner.Seeing Hillman's actions, the Templar couldn't help showing a hint of doubt.For most psykers, drinking special effects when not in combat is a very strange thing.But he didn't ask any more questions, and continued to lead the way.

five hours later...

The three of them came to a natural protrusion on the cliff and sat down panting.Carrying a power armor weighing tens of kilograms on his back for more than ten kilometers, even iron slag with an evolution rate of more than 60.00% is a bit too much.Along the way, Hillman drank four cans of special agent in total. Seeing that the Templar was stunned, he finally asked while he was resting.

"Brother, are you not afraid of kidney failure after drinking so much special agent?" He asked curiously.

Hillman smiled and told the other party about the special physique of the family without hiding anything.

"Ah! So you are a spirit bearer." The Templar immediately sighed.Among the psychics, the "spirit-receiving ones" are a very special existence. They can drink a large amount of special effects, and use this to improve their combat power and replenish their psychic energy.Compared with most psykers, they are like a machine that can replenish fuel at any time, and their ability to continue fighting is extremely strong.As far as he knew, the highest officer of the "Sky's Wrath" unit of the first army of the Dawn Expeditionary Army was a rare spirit receiving person. Although it was said that he was only of the fourth rank, his role on the battlefield was inestimable.

"It's okay." Hillman said pretendingly as he flicked his hair (helmet) lightly out of habit.The other two people who had been watching all the time rolled their eyes in unison.

After resting for about half an hour, Iron Slag drank concentrated nutrients and felt that his physical strength had almost recovered, so he proposed to move on, but the Templar begged: "Master Iron Slag, please allow me to rest for a while , My psionic energy level must be restored to about 70.00% in order to guarantee my own safety."

In desperation, Tie Slag had no choice but to continue to wait...

About an hour later, the Templars finished their rest, so the three of them left the platform and continued northward along the plank road...

Not long after, the Templar leading the way suddenly stopped, then squatted down on the spot, pointed to a place on the opposite big west wall, and said, "It's over there."

Iron Slag squatted down, turned on the hyperopia function on the helmet, and then looked in the direction pointed by the Templar.With the adjustment of the focal length, the scene in front of you gradually zooms in and zooms in.After a few seconds, the line of sight became clear, and a huge cave suddenly appeared on the opposite stone wall.At this moment, in the dim environment, there was a faint red light in the cave, which looked very strange.

As if guessing the doubts in Iron Slag's heart, the Templar explained in a low voice: "The body of the big red skin emits a red spectrum. The intensity is lower when it is dormant, and the intensity is higher when it is angry."

At this time, Hillman, who was squatting aside, came over and interjected, "By the way, I heard that a big red skin is worth tens of thousands of gold coins. Is it true?"

"If this big red leather can be transported back intact, it will be worth at least [-] gold." The Templar estimated.The spine and heart of the Great Demon of the Abyss are the core materials of the Demon Power Armor. Now all major companies are researching and developing it, and there is a great demand for it.Not only that, but the blood of the great devil is the core raw material of several high-grade medicines, and the bones and tendons are excellent biological materials, and the skull and recurved horns are the home decorations that the nobles vie for.For example, in the living room of the Atlantic Mansion, there is such a skull of the Great Demon of the Abyss.

(End of this chapter)